Tuesday, September 5, 2017

EHS: Meet the Speakers

Empowerment and Hope Summit is an action packed conference where participants implement what they learn on the spot. The speakers have been carefully selected to impart relevant knowledge into the participants. Director of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Denise Williams, Branch Manager, Wells Fargo, Mr. Richard S. Gospel, Founder, Success Connections, Neda Renee, and Founder, iCelebrateU365, Annetta Works-Salley will be speaking along the host of the summit, Bukola Oriola at the two day event.

The summit was launched earlier this year in February when Bukola Oriola, an entrepreneur of a decade and advocate in Anoka County decided to impart her 10 years business experience into individuals who want to start or build a business with their trials or passion.

As a survivor of human trafficking and domestic violence, she understands the challenges that survivors experience when trying to reintegrate back into the community for job skills. The summit is one way that Oriola is empowering fellow survivors with leadership and entrepreneurial skills.

Recognizing the fact that it is not only survivors of violence that need leadership or entrepreneurial skills, Oriola opened the summit to everyone who is interested in starting or growing their businesses by providing them with millennial tools to operate in a competitive market.